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  Evolution is a Fact #27 - Monkeys, Typewriters, Shakespeare, 747s etc.

  by cofty in

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  most creationist arguments can be summarised as "complexity, complexity, complexity - therefore god".

  we have all heard the illustrations about the odds of (insert favourite example) evolving, being less than 10,000 monkeys typing macbeth by pure chance.

  evolution is not like that.

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  Landy

  Landy, yes that argument is used by creationists but that does not mean it proves creation.

  Sorry - I was referring to Fukitol's mini rant :D

  Yes, I know irreducible complexity would be a reason to rethink evolution, but nothing of that nature has been discovered as yet. If it was, or even the hint if it, the creationists would be shouting it from the rooftops.

  And here's the thing. If ever it was then the scientific establishment would learn from it and redefine the theory. That's the beauty of science - it's evidence driven.

  You couldn't see religious fundamentalism doing that.
  
  
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  Hello, fairly new, studying for around 7 months, just thought I would introduce myself.

  by Conanthebeliever in

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  hello everyone, i hope you are all ok. .

  my name is conan, i am 25, and from the uk.

  i have some brain damage, so i apologise in advance if my syntax is off or i go a long way around explaining things.

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  I really am confused now joining here, but it might be the best thing I ever did if what I am reading is true.

  I think most of it is true but a lot of it will also be tainted by not a small amount of bitterness.

  The problem is both viewpoints, the one get in your study and the one from here, will be polarised.

  Ultimately you need to make your own mind up - no one else can do that for you but the fact you're having serious doubts should be an indicator for you.
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  Any motorcycle sales rep out there?

  by RavenPearl in

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  heres hoping.

  i have a 2005 yamaha r6, with extras.

  i am looking to purchase a 2008 (design is beautiful and low miles compared to mine.

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  Bevause you're trading in a bike you're not looking at the cost of the bike, you're looking at your cost to change - it doesn't matter if they knock some off the screen price or give you a better price for yours.

  Set yourself a limit of what you'll pay to change and go and negotiate.
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  The Accounts Report or lack of one

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  i am pretty sure it's still the same since i stopped attending almost 10 years ago, but this is something to think about:.

  at the kingdom hall, there's an accounts report.

  they say they gathered in an exact amount of money for both local expenses and worldwide work and that it exactly went to these exact expenses and this amount was sent to watchtower.

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  xelder, thanks. That seems low. Even $20 a head would be $100000. Even a long time ago, Bakersfield should have been hauling in more. Maybe it was the free aspect that changed things. And they had the old parking scam- charge them ahead of time to park in a free lot.

  They don't normally contribute per head though - they will normally contribute per family unit.

  I know I certainly never contributed as a teenager :)
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  Evolution is a Fact #27 - Monkeys, Typewriters, Shakespeare, 747s etc.

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  most creationist arguments can be summarised as "complexity, complexity, complexity - therefore god".

  we have all heard the illustrations about the odds of (insert favourite example) evolving, being less than 10,000 monkeys typing macbeth by pure chance.

  evolution is not like that.

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  Landy

  Is that an argument against evolution then?

  If so, well done on proving the point :)
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  Evolution is a Fact #27 - Monkeys, Typewriters, Shakespeare, 747s etc.

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  most creationist arguments can be summarised as "complexity, complexity, complexity - therefore god".

  we have all heard the illustrations about the odds of (insert favourite example) evolving, being less than 10,000 monkeys typing macbeth by pure chance.

  evolution is not like that.

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  Good post Cofty - although I can't help thinking it should have been Evolution is a fact #1
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  Inviting disfellowshipped to the memorial

  by wannaexit in

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  i read in a european ex jw forum that this year they are making a special effort to invite not only the inactive but also a special effort is made to invite all disfellowshipped.

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  i don't know if this as always been a common practice, or something started anew so they can boast about the numbers of attendees..

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  Always been the case - at least at my old cong 20 years ago - the elders used to try to contact them if possible.
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  This thread is for proof that God exists

  by juandefiero in

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  however, i haven't found any evidence to support that belief.. have you?

  if so please, show me the evidence that god exists, and i will believe along with you.. criteria:.

  (1) you must specify which god you are talking about;.

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  Faith is not thinking

  Corrected for you.
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  Government turning on religion - or - I how I learned to stop worrying and love Drumpf

  by undercover in

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  where, exactly, does the bible say that government(s) will turn on religion?

  i mean, other than interpreting some crazy visions/dreams from revelation as such?.

  with one megalomaniac leading the gop race for nomination to vie for president of the usa, i've noticed that paranoia has ratcheted up a notch or three.

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  Lol @ sir 82

  Having trump run for the presidency is an iq test for the american voter.

  So far it's not looking so good.

  I think it will take one of the next lot to get in to make everyone realise what a good and dignified president obama is.
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  Evolution is a Fact #21 - Footprints in the Sand

  by cofty in

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  back in the pliocene epoch a volcano called sadiman erupted depositing a layer of ash across the landscape.

  some time later it rained at laetoli in modern day tanzania turning the ash into wet cement.

  birds and animals walked across the cement, then sadiman erupted again sealing the footprints under a second layer of ash.. fast-forward to 1976. a team of paleontologists led by mary leakey are searching for human origins on the serengeti plain when andrew hill ducks out the way of elephant dung being thrown at him by a colleague.

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  You challenge is to explain who was walking upright 3.6 MYA. You also need to deal with the hundreds of fossils of hominids who were clearly adapted for bipedalism discovered in the same region of Africa from rocks of the same age.

  It's dead easy. You stick your fingers in your ears and go La La La La.